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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the lieutenant reading at the beginning of Chapter 13?

2. n Chapter 15, how long had Ishmael been fighting?

3. Where was Jumah stationed in Chapter 15?

4. What rank was the soldier who was in the room after Ishmael had been in the hospital in Chapter 16?

5. During the battle in Chapter 13, who did Ishmael hear scream?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Saidu say about death?

2. How did Ishmael become a spokesman for Bennin Home?

3. What was it like in Yele when the boys first arrived?

4. What happened in January 1996?

5. In Chapter 13, what happened that made Ishmael get in the fight?

6. In Chapter 10, what was one of the most unsettling things about Ishmael's journey?

7. Why weren't Ishmael and the other boys killed when the village was attacked where his family was staying?

8. After UNICEF came to take them, why were the boys allowed to wander aimlessly about their new environment the first week they were there?

9. How did the boys get cash in Chapters 16-18?

10. What was the purpose of Ishmael's unit when he was a junior lieutenant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapters 7-9, Ishmael experienced kindness and hostility. Did Ishmael experience more kindness or more hostility?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 1, Ishmael, his brother, and a friend traveled to Mattru Jong. How did that journey save his life?

Essay Topic 3

At first Ishmael was silent about his past. What changed Ishmael's mind about telling his story?

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